Review: “Gladiator”
Massive statues and buildings, thousands of extras and a 154 minute running time, "Gladiator" is an epic in every sense of the word. Be...
Review: “Looking for Alibrandi”
This new Aussie film is made to appeal directly to young teenage girls, and in that demographic this is a 4-star effort. The characters...
Review: “The Mummy Returns”
I love Summer movies, they're my favourite kind - but like everything in general there are some efforts that are way better than others.The...
Review: “Spider-Man”
With any film based on pre-existing material you have two kinds of audience - long time fans of said material keen/afraid to see it...
Review: “X2: X-Men United”
Whilst 1998's "Blade" may have started the trend, and the box-office smash success of 2002's "Spider-Man" rocketed the superhero genre forward to become THE...
Review: “The Lizzie McGuire Movie”
Having never seen the kids TV series on which this is based, and being a 20-something guy I'm TOTALLY the wrong audience for this...
Review: “Laws of Attraction”
An attempted throwback to those old romantic comedies of manners of the 50's., "Laws" sadly never really sparks despite two charming leads and a...
Review: “XXX: State of the Union”
Fans tired of the James Bond franchise's strict adherence to its repetitive formula have said many times that it should be updated and changed...
Review: “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”
After so much heavy anticipation by fans, many will be surprised to know that it's really only the newcomers to the "Hitchhiker's" universe that...
Review: “The Forsaken”
Those calling this a 'The WB' version of "The Lost Boys" isn't half wrong. While it doesn't compare to the cinematic fun style of...
Review: “Town and Country”
Red Meat, Milk, Rap Stars, Over Actors - what do these things have in common? A use by date. Warren Beatty's use by date...
Review: “Jason X”
In the mid-late 90's, many of the horror franchises which had ruled the roost and then withered into blandness a decade before reinvented themselves...
Review: “The Salton Sea”
With countless betrayals, twisted narrative and shady characters of varying criminal intent, there's quite a few elements to like about the new Val Kilmer...
Review: “Identity”
Despite initially looking to be a direct rip-off of Agatha Christie's multiply-adapted "And Then There Were None" story, "Identity" adds in a few extra...
Review: “It Runs in the Family”
A TV movie at best and not a good one at that, 'Runs' is one of those slice of life dramas combined with elements...
Review: “Man on Fire”
I knew it was going to happen but I didn't expect it so soon, Tony Scott has definitely jumped the shark with his new...
Review: “A Lot Like Love”
With a title like that, there's bound to be puns galore by critics... and here's another. "A Lot Like Love" is a lot like...
Review: “The Interpreter”
In a time when thrillers are about big explosions and action set pieces, leave it to Sydney Pollack to show us how old school...
Review: “U-571”
"U-571" is an action blockbuster film pure and simple, and a very good one at that. Like most of today's summer blockbusters there's...
Review: “The Scorpion King”
Sure 1999's "The Mummy" was derivative to the extreme of "Indiana Jones", but the offbeat humour, enjoyable characters and interesting use of effects turned...
Review: “Legend: Director’s Cut”
The term "failed masterpiece" is rather loosely thrown about because the so-called one bad element that ruins or more often simply detracts from an...
Review: “Holes”
One of the most unusual 'young people empowerment' films you'll ever see, this Disney family effort combines a kind of young teen "Dead Poets...
Review: “Bulletproof Monk”
A street wise attempt to recreate "The Karate Kid", 'Monk' proves a rather cliched actioneer desperate to meld an "Indiana Jones"-esque plot with "Kiss...
Review: “Kill Bill Volume II”
So the splitting up of "Kill Bill" into two separate films may have started as purely a marketing idea, but the result is something...
Review: “The Punisher”
From "Death Wish" to "Commando", the story of one well-trained man seeking revenge against those that have hurt or killed his family is far...
Review: “The Amityville Horror”
One of the most famous horror films of the 1970's, the original "The Amityville Horror" is known more for the fact that it's based...
Review: “Cube 2: Hypercube”
The original 1997 flick "Cube" remains one of the most inventive sci-fi thrillers of the 90's, and a testament to how with a clever...
Review: “The Cat’s Meow”
A harkening back to a Hollywood of a different era, Peter Bogdonovich's film take on one of the most famous 'Tinseltown scandals' of the...
Review: “Frailty”
Bill Paxton's new film is an effectively creepy Texas-set gothic thriller which marks an impressive directorial debut. The serial killer genre has been...
Review: “Changing Lanes”
Roger Michell's urban melodrama about two very different individuals whose lives interact and are forever changed by a simple traffic accident is an unusual...